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Twitch drops the tag “blind playthrough” and encourages streamers to use more inclusive language – GamesRadar
“You can still use ‘First Playthrough’ or ‘No Spoilers’ for the same sentiment”
Twitch has responded to feedback from gamers with disabilities by agreeing to remove the term “blind playthrough” from its tag list.
Back in June, accessibility advocate and COO of Able Gamers Steven Spohn spoke publicly about the problematic term in a wider discussion about ableist language, which is when people insert the name or symptom of a disability in place of a negative word like “sucks”.
The issue was picked up by Twitch, and now the streaming platform has confirmed it will drop the term…
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